You're full of Novak

Right-wing shill Bob Novak (why is he still so prevalent on cable news shows?) had something of a hissy fit yesterday. On air. In fact, he was acting like a widdle baby. On air. The Daily Show made a story of it, the blogs are all over it, and the most common analysis is that he could be under a little stress these days. He won't be much of a fixture on CNN anymore, and good riddance. They've suspended him for his shenanigans.

In the second-to-last "Inside Politics" Strategy Session, James Carville and Bob Novak were in the middle of their post-Crossfire debate. While they were talking about Katherine Harris and other topics, Carville said something to set off Novak about Harris and the banter eventually drove Novak bonkers.

Carville: "You've gotta show these right-wingers some kind of backbone, you know, the Wall Street Journal editorial page is watching you show them you're tough."

Novak exclaimed, "Now, James, that's bullshit!" Then he turns to Henry: "Just let it go." He paused angrily for a moment, took off his microphone, and stormed off in a very Novak-like shuffle. Carville's look over his shoulder in puzzlement as Novak wanders off is classic. Henry, for his part, barely misses a beat, although there's an audible "um" as Novak crosses behind Carville.

You can find a painstaking run-through and even some video through the above link. Some refer to the host's see-no-evil non-response as professionalism. I thought it was just bizarre. And Novak's shambling gait as he storms off in high dudgeon is pretty hilarious.